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Atlanta White House Roundtable Reveals Troubles with Traffic Safety

Atlanta White House Roundtable Reveals Troubles with Traffic Safety

Attendees at the Atlanta, GA, White House Roundtable included members of the Atlanta Chapter of WTS International and Anne S. Ferro, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) December 13, 2011

WTS of Atlanta, the association for the advancement of women in the transportation industry, was asked by the White House’s Office of Public Engagement to host a “Winning the Future” Roundtable last month, featuring Anne Ferro, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, during her visit to Atlanta. Many issues were covered at the roundtable, from federal funding of transportation projects to the American Jobs Act, but the emphasis of the discussion centered on the importance of educating the public on the infrastructure funding situation, possible funding solutions at both the federal and grassroots levels, and the future of the transportation industry.

In addition to the Honorable Anne Ferro, attendees at the roundtable included women from across the transportation sector of Atlanta, including Jennifer King, President of WTS Atlanta Chapter and Senior Transportation Planner at HNTB Corp. “This was a great opportunity for women leaders in Atlanta’s transportation industry to get together to discuss key issues related to the industry,” said King. The subjects covered included the following:    

Funding Concerns

    Foundational funding (having a budget in place that is consistent) should be a priority.
    States need to know what to expect so that they can plan for spending.
    The ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) is focused on construction, not engineering.
    A more reliable funding source needs to be established so that transportation projects, which are long-term in nature, can be implemented more effectively.
    Planning on continuing resolutions doesn’t work; states need to be able to depend on reliable funding.
    As a donor state, Georgia only gets back 85% of funds. This needs to be adjusted for equitability across the country.
    Funding needs to be considered for the long-term, for as much as 50 years out.

Education and Awareness

    The general public and many legislators do not understand the infrastructure crisis we’re in, so when solutions are proposed not everyone is on board.
    As an industry, transportation agencies and experts don’t do a good job of “telling the story,” following up on the impacts of transportation projects, and reporting this to the public.
    Federal responsibility should be developing a consistent, technically credible message that can be taken back and conveyed to the public at the local level
    Automobile crashes are less sensationalized than airline accidents, despite far more annual deaths on the highway. The nation has become desensitized to the crisis.

Future of the Transportation Industry

    There needs to be more programs to develop interest in the studies required for skilled transportation professionals.
    Transportation careers are traditionally and predominantly filled by men.
    Awareness about the opportunities in the transportation industry has to begin with parents and programs that build interest at schools at a young age.

“The Roundtable was very productive and gave us an opportunity not only to share concerns, but to brainstorm about some possible programs and initiatives we can think about at the local level,” said King. “Anne Ferro asked for recommendations on how the US DOT could help solve the issues discussed as well.”

Anne S. Ferro is the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency of the Department of Transportation. Administrator Ferro’s vision is to eliminate severe crashes and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. Ms. Ferro serves as the head of an agency that carries out its safety mission through a strategic mix of regulations, enforcement, research, grants to states and public outreach. At FMCSA, Administrator Ferro is moving the Secretary of Transportation’s safety mission forward to raise the safety bar for the motor carrier industry. Prior to her appointment to the FMCSA, she led the Maryland Motor Truck Association as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2009. Previously, Ms. Ferro served as the State of Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administrator from 1997 to 2003.

WTS International and WTS Foundation, headquartered in Washington, DC, has provided more than $ 1,000,000 in scholarships to deserving women throughout the transportation industry, supporting the next generation of transportation professionals and advancing the principles of WTS. WTS is committed to Advancing Women in Transportation through expanding existing scholarship opportunities to women pursuing transportation related degrees, providing and promoting more educational opportunities and career development to advance women in transportation, and initiating, sponsoring and publishing research related to advancing women in transportation. More information can be found at http://www.WTSInternation.org

Transportation YOU is a hands-on, interactive, mentoring program that offers young girls ages 13-18 an introduction to a wide variety of transportation careers. Through the program, WTS chapters work to make a difference in the lives of young girls by offering programs and activities that will spark their interest in all modes of transportation and encourage them to take courses in math, science, and technology, which are the stepping stones to exciting careers that can change the face of the transportation industry. For more information, contact Marcia Ferranto at 202-955-5085.

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This article is a back-to-basics review of traffic sources and how to monetize this traffic. First, not all visitors are equal of course. Useless hits are just that – useless. I am like any other internet marketer – I have tried pretty well every trick in the book and spent quite a bit of money seeking the holy grail of qualified visitors.

I have spent money with AdWords, 7Search, Facebook, Plenty Of Fish, Trellian, Microsoft and Yahoo. Maybe I am not doing it right, but I have yet to make a profit on this money. I have bought the books, read the blogs. So after thousands of dollars spent I have learned this lesson:

The best traffic is organic search engine traffic. There is no other traffic source that can beat that. Period. PPC traffic has poor conversion, and these gurus that promise thousands of hits to your site will end up ruining your site credibility. I have tried this, and Google for one is quick to de-list and also bar AdSense.

The sales pitches are compelling though – how can you resist thousands of visitors for mere pennies? I am writing this because I want you to know where the real money is. During the past 10 years I have built a portfolio of about 400 content sites. Earning a living, yes. Making big bucks, no. But I am still learning. And tweaking. The days of setting up a few content pages with AdSense are gone. I know, I had over 700 sites once. Now I only have the good ones.

In analyzing my sites – keywords searched on etc. there is only once conclusion: create sites with real content and create inbound links to them. You can be clever using long tail keywords and other white hat tactics, RSS and so on. All that works. RSS feed work as well IF there is fairly unique content on the site aside from outside feeds. Having been through the past 10 years of this every day – the glory days are over. It’s a business. But it’s addictively fun.

Your sites need to be clean, clutter free and easy to navigate. They need to be credible and persuasive. Visitors MUST TRUST your site. Otherwise they won’t click on anything!

And most importantly – have some valuable content. “How to” stuff always works.

So, how to get traffic. The natural way.

Simple. Proper, one-way inbound links from related pages on credible sites. Lots of them over time. And that is simply done by writing articles. I used that process years ago with great success. For the life of me I can’t explain why I haven’t done this for years. I recently wrote some articles, and within days they were popping up in search engines.

The best articles are of course educational, informative and the reader walks away with something useful. BUT – that’s not why I write articles. I do it simply for the links to my sites. If someone reads it, and click on my links – that’s a bonus. It’s the links I am after to bolster my site’s rankings.

So now you have a site that is well placed on SEs and you are starting to get traffic. Where’s the money?

I am still an AdSense addict. Although I have had to really clean up my act. As a result of articles, and making my sites much more “user friendly” the revenues have increased accordingly.

The other way to monetize sites is affiliate marketing. Like promoting products sold by places like ClickBank and the private offer-networks like EWA. I have found the affiliate marketing is difficult. The conversion rate is poor, but when you make a sale – it is usually much higher pay-out than AdSense clicks. But you need very focused visitors. Willing and able to buy.

Finally, a note on what type of sites work best. In my experience, I make the best conversion rate on sites that contain information on something people are willing to spend money on. Hobby sites are poor money makers. So are news sites, plain blogs etc. For example, a site on student grants is performing much better that a site on planting for winter. But don’t go chasing the top paying markets such as lawyers, loans and real estate. There is so much competition out there you don’t stand a chance. Find a niche you like.

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If Your Site Had Tons of Traffic – Where’s the Money?

This article is a back-to-basics review of traffic sources and how to monetize this traffic. First, not all visitors are equal of course. Useless hits are just that – useless. I am like any other internet marketer – I have tried pretty well every trick in the book and spent quite a bit of money seeking the holy grail of qualified visitors.

I have spent money with AdWords, 7Search, Facebook, Plenty Of Fish, Trellian, Microsoft and Yahoo. Maybe I am not doing it right, but I have yet to make a profit on this money. I have bought the books, read the blogs. So after thousands of dollars spent I have learned this lesson:

The best traffic is organic search engine traffic. There is no other traffic source that can beat that. Period. PPC traffic has poor conversion, and these gurus that promise thousands of hits to your site will end up ruining your site credibility. I have tried this, and Google for one is quick to de-list and also bar AdSense.

The sales pitches are compelling though – how can you resist thousands of visitors for mere pennies? I am writing this because I want you to know where the real money is. During the past 10 years I have built a portfolio of about 400 content sites. Earning a living, yes. Making big bucks, no. But I am still learning. And tweaking. The days of setting up a few content pages with AdSense are gone. I know, I had over 700 sites once. Now I only have the good ones.

In analyzing my sites – keywords searched on etc. there is only once conclusion: create sites with real content and create inbound links to them. You can be clever using long tail keywords and other white hat tactics, RSS and so on. All that works. RSS feed work as well IF there is fairly unique content on the site aside from outside feeds. Having been through the past 10 years of this every day – the glory days are over. It’s a business. But it’s addictively fun.

Your sites need to be clean, clutter free and easy to navigate. They need to be credible and persuasive. Visitors MUST TRUST your site. Otherwise they won’t click on anything!

And most importantly – have some valuable content. “How to” stuff always works.

So, how to get traffic. The natural way.

Simple. Proper, one-way inbound links from related pages on credible sites. Lots of them over time. And that is simply done by writing articles. I used that process years ago with great success. For the life of me I can’t explain why I haven’t done this for years. I recently wrote some articles, and within days they were popping up in search engines.

The best articles are of course educational, informative and the reader walks away with something useful. BUT – that’s not why I write articles. I do it simply for the links to my sites. If someone reads it, and click on my links – that’s a bonus. It’s the links I am after to bolster my site’s rankings.

So now you have a site that is well placed on SEs and you are starting to get traffic. Where’s the money?

I am still an AdSense addict. Although I have had to really clean up my act. As a result of articles, and making my sites much more “user friendly” the revenues have increased accordingly.

The other way to monetize sites is affiliate marketing. Like promoting products sold by places like ClickBank and the private offer-networks like EWA. I have found the affiliate marketing is difficult. The conversion rate is poor, but when you make a sale – it is usually much higher pay-out than AdSense clicks. But you need very focused visitors. Willing and able to buy.

Finally, a note on what type of sites work best. In my experience, I make the best conversion rate on sites that contain information on something people are willing to spend money on. Hobby sites are poor money makers. So are news sites, plain blogs etc. For example, a site on student grants is performing much better that a site on planting for winter. But don’t go chasing the top paying markets such as lawyers, loans and real estate. There is so much competition out there you don’t stand a chance. Find a niche you like.

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If Your Site Had Tons of Traffic – Where’s the Money?

This article is a back-to-basics review of traffic sources and how to monetize this traffic. First, not all visitors are equal of course. Useless hits are just that – useless. I am like any other internet marketer – I have tried pretty well every trick in the book and spent quite a bit of money seeking the holy grail of qualified visitors.

I have spent money with AdWords, 7Search, Facebook, Plenty Of Fish, Trellian, Microsoft and Yahoo. Maybe I am not doing it right, but I have yet to make a profit on this money. I have bought the books, read the blogs. So after thousands of dollars spent I have learned this lesson:

The best traffic is organic search engine traffic. There is no other traffic source that can beat that. Period. PPC traffic has poor conversion, and these gurus that promise thousands of hits to your site will end up ruining your site credibility. I have tried this, and Google for one is quick to de-list and also bar AdSense.

The sales pitches are compelling though – how can you resist thousands of visitors for mere pennies? I am writing this because I want you to know where the real money is. During the past 10 years I have built a portfolio of about 400 content sites. Earning a living, yes. Making big bucks, no. But I am still learning. And tweaking. The days of setting up a few content pages with AdSense are gone. I know, I had over 700 sites once. Now I only have the good ones.

In analyzing my sites – keywords searched on etc. there is only once conclusion: create sites with real content and create inbound links to them. You can be clever using long tail keywords and other white hat tactics, RSS and so on. All that works. RSS feed work as well IF there is fairly unique content on the site aside from outside feeds. Having been through the past 10 years of this every day – the glory days are over. It’s a business. But it’s addictively fun.

Your sites need to be clean, clutter free and easy to navigate. They need to be credible and persuasive. Visitors MUST TRUST your site. Otherwise they won’t click on anything!

And most importantly – have some valuable content. “How to” stuff always works.

So, how to get traffic. The natural way.

Simple. Proper, one-way inbound links from related pages on credible sites. Lots of them over time. And that is simply done by writing articles. I used that process years ago with great success. For the life of me I can’t explain why I haven’t done this for years. I recently wrote some articles, and within days they were popping up in search engines.

The best articles are of course educational, informative and the reader walks away with something useful. BUT – that’s not why I write articles. I do it simply for the links to my sites. If someone reads it, and click on my links – that’s a bonus. It’s the links I am after to bolster my site’s rankings.

So now you have a site that is well placed on SEs and you are starting to get traffic. Where’s the money?

I am still an AdSense addict. Although I have had to really clean up my act. As a result of articles, and making my sites much more “user friendly” the revenues have increased accordingly.

The other way to monetize sites is affiliate marketing. Like promoting products sold by places like ClickBank and the private offer-networks like EWA. I have found the affiliate marketing is difficult. The conversion rate is poor, but when you make a sale – it is usually much higher pay-out than AdSense clicks. But you need very focused visitors. Willing and able to buy.

Finally, a note on what type of sites work best. In my experience, I make the best conversion rate on sites that contain information on something people are willing to spend money on. Hobby sites are poor money makers. So are news sites, plain blogs etc. For example, a site on student grants is performing much better that a site on planting for winter. But don’t go chasing the top paying markets such as lawyers, loans and real estate. There is so much competition out there you don’t stand a chance. Find a niche you like.

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Looking For Methods of Gaining Traffic For Your Website?

Today’s market is very competitive. In the 90s the WWW was the place to be; if you managed to open a website you were guaranteed traffic because there were limited websites to visit. Now a days there are thousands and thousands of websites that people can visit. If you are a consumer then this is a very good thing because you have multiple options to choose from when doing what consumers do best; consume. However, if you are a business owner or a webmaster, thousands of websites could potentially mean thousands of competitors. Despite the seemingly unlimited competitors out there, there are still ways of getting the potential customers and visitors that you need.

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